THE Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) said today that the doctoral degree and other academic credentials held by the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Dr David Mathayo David, are authentic.

In a letter, signed by the TCU Executive Secretary, Professor Mayunga Nkunya, the commission cleared Dr Mathayo after he submitted his academic credentials for verification.

Store brands may save you money on household necessities, but generic batterCVS AA Long Lasting alkaline batteries didn't actually last longer than other batteries tested under the same conditions by Consumer Reports. ies might not be your best bet, according to recent tests comparing name brand and store brand batteries.

Discourses about Africa continue to be infected by what we used to call in the 1980s and 1990s Afropessimism, the belief that Africa is irredeemably doomed to backwardness and chaos. Afropessimism embodies two tendencies—vilification of African experiences and valorization of Euroamerican engagements with Africa, that Africa is incapable by itself of historical progress and that any progress evident there is the result of Euroamerican…

THE Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) has said that it has no legal mandate to prosecute or force people holding fake academic papers to consult the institution for verification.

"The law that governs us (TCU) do not allow us to forcefully make someone produce certificates for verification; we have to wait for either the employer or the person to bring them to us," the Senior Public Relations Officer, Mr Edward Mkaku, said.

Writing expert Peter Elbow uses an interesting approach to the physical process of putting words on paper that may work for you, too. In his book Writing with Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process 2nd ed., (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998), 28, he says, "Gradually I have learned not to stop and cross out something I've just written when I change my mind. I just leave it there and write my new word or phrase on a new line."…

The Rector of Fatih University in Instabul, Turkey, Professor Shariff Ali confer upon President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete a honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa)
in International Relations during a colourful ceremony held at Fatih Univesity
in Instabul Turkey, yesterday… Continue

SOME parents in Kondoa District are alleged to collude with their children sitting for primary school leaving examinations to mess up their test papers to avoid the cost of sending them to secondary school.

The new trend in the Dodoma region district in which Standard Seven examinees draw irrelevant pictures and graffiti on test papers to deliberately fail the examinations was first observed last year.

The government has defended its position regarding the dismal performance of public schools following the growing outcry on the quality of education offered by these institutions of learning.Deputy Minister for Education and Vocational Training Mwantumu Mahiza said in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday during the launch of fashion for education fund spearheaded by a reputable fashion designer Ally Rehmtullah to raise funds for government…

Before contacting the AKDN, please read the information below. Addresses and contact information are available underApplication Procedures. In case you are looking for information about scholarships for your further studies, thislist of…

The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) is an international, intergovernmental organisation conceived as a centre of excellence for research and training in genetic engineering and biotechnology with special regard to the needs of the developing world, and implements a comprehensive programme on biosafety centred on capacity building and dissemination of scientific information. The ICGEB is currently offering five biosafety fellowships in the…

The education system in Tanzania is inappropriate according to critiques of the system. Some critiques argue that the system does not adequately prepare trainees to become self reliant or to assist members of the community to carry out economic or development activities. The critiques propose opportunities to make the country’s education system more meaningful.